School-Parent Interaction

Session

20175 BrilliantForm Teacher – Mrs Beverly Peh

Co-Form Teacher 1 – Mrs Raeburn

Co-Form Teacher 2 – Mr Terence Ong

Objectives of this Interaction Session

Foster

School-Parent

Collaboration

Share

Discipline

Policies

Seek support for

school initiatives and

activities

The Impact of Parent Involvement

• Important for parents to be involved in their children’s education

• Parents shape their children’s beliefs and attitudes towards school and schoolwork

• The earlier and more direct parent’s involvement in their child’s educational progress, the more positive the impact on the child’s academic results and experience of schoolwork.

Our Mission

To Nurture Caring Hearts, Creative Minds

and Confident Individuals

Our Vision

A Vibrant School of Choice where Character

Shines and Talents Soar

Care

Respect Responsibility Resilience Rallying Together

Excellence

Hallmark of a Whitesandian

By the end of the six years, our pupils will be

• confident individuals with

caring hearts, creative minds

and will exude the qualities of

being responsible, respectful,

caring and able to rally

together in times of need and

resilient in times of adversities.

Subject Teachers

Subject Teacher/ Teachers

English Mrs Tammy Low

Mathematics Mrs Beverly Peh/Mrs Raeburn (Term 1)

Science Mr Terence Ong/ Mrs Raeburn

Physical Education/ Health Education Mr Rizal

Social Studies Ms Bok Siew Tin

Art and Craft Mrs Droze

Music Mrs Jennifer Ong

Getting in touch…

• Email address :

cheong_may_fung@moe.edu.sg

raeburn-sim_chey_hoong@moe.edu.sg

• School contact details:

• General Office Number: 6922 9100

• Staff Room 1 Number: 6922 9124

• (EMS / ML teachers)

• Staff Room 2 Number: 6922 9125

• (CL / TL teachers)

• Pupil’s Handbook

Getting in touch…

Check pupils’ books and assignments

regularly.

Highlight issues or problems to teachers e.g. health conditions , behavioural/learning difficulties and family

situations.

Check pupils’ Handbook for homework or notes

from teacher

Pupil Management

Form

Common Understanding

Pupils Grooming

– School Uniform → Tuesday and Wednesday

– PE Attire → Monday, Thursday and Friday

Attendance Matters

– If pupil is absent,

• an MC or Parent’s letter is required

Programmes for Primary 5

Term Programme

1 Buddy Programme (to P1 pupils)

1 Science lessons @ Gardens By The Bay

2 Kayaking (Team Building)

2 Values in Action Visits (5A, 5B)

3 Social Studies Lessons @ Asian Civilisation Museum

3 NE Show

4 Values in Action Visits (5C, 5D and 5E)

4 Blood Pressure Programme

Areas of Language Learning (Overview)

o Listening and Viewing

o Reading and Viewing

o Speaking and Representing

o Writing and Representing

o Grammar

o Vocabulary

School-based Resources (Overview) – English

o STELLAR Learning Sheets

o Companion Booklets

o Oral & Listening Comprehension booklet

o Situational Writing booklet

o Comprehension

o Cloze Passage

o Synthesis & Transformation

o Grammar Skills

o Composition

Term 1

(0%)

Term 2

(30%)

Term 3

(30%)

Term 4

(40%)

Paper 1

(Writing)

Paper 2

(Language Use)

Paper 3

(Listening Comprehension)

Paper 4

(Oral Communication)

Components to be tested (Overview)

There will be a Readiness Test (non-weighted) in Term 1

Standard English Format

PAPER COMPONENTITEM

TYPENO. OF ITEMS MARKS DURATION

1

(Writing)

Situational Writing OE 1 151 h 10 min

Continuous Writing OE 1 40

2

(Language

Use)

Booklet A:

1 h 50 min

Grammar MCQ 10 10

Vocabulary MCQ 5 5

Vocabulary Cloze MCQ 5 5

Visual Text

Comprehension MCQ 8 8

Booklet B:

Grammar Cloze OE 10 10

Editing for Spelling

and GrammarOE 12 12

Comprehension

ClozeOE 15 15

Synthesis /

TransformationOE 5 10

Comprehension OE OE up to 10 20

3

(Listening

Comprehension)

Listening

ComprehensionMCQ 20 20

4

(Oral

Communication)

Reading Aloud OE 1 passage 10

Stimulus-based

ConversationOE 1 visual stimulus 20

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Unit 1:

Whole Numbers

Unit 10:

Percentage

Unit 7:

Ratio

Unit 15:

Quadrilaterals

(Continued from Term 3)

Unit 2:

Operations of Whole

Numbers

Unit 6:

Area of a Triangle

Unit 13:

Angles

Unit 11:

Average

Unit 3:

Fractions and Mixed

Numbers

Unit 8:

Volume of Cubes and

Cuboids

Unit 14:

Triangles

Unit 12:

Rate

Unit 4:

Multiplication of Whole

Numbers, Fractions

and Mixed Numbers

Unit 15:

Quadrilaterals

Unit 5:

Fractions: Word

Problems

Unit 9: Decimals

Topics to be taught (Overview – Standard)

Term 1

(0%)

Term 2

(30%)

Term 3

(30%)

Term 4

(40%)

Units 1 – 5

P4 Fractions

P4 Decimals

P4 Whole

numbers

P4 Tables and

Graphs

P4 Area and

Perimeter

Units 1 – 6

Units 8 – 10

Units 1 – 10

Units 13 – 14Units 1 – 15

Topics to be tested (Overview – Standard)

There will be a Readiness Test (non-

weighted) in Term 1.

Paper Format (Standard Mathematics) NEW**

PAPER BOOKLET ITEM TYPE NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS DURATION

1

Booklet A Multiple-Choice10 10

1 h5 10

Booklet B Short-Answer5 5

10 20

2

Short-Answer 5 10

1 h 30

minStructured / Long-

Answer

6 18

3 12

3 15

The use of an approved scientific calculator is

allowed in Paper 2

What we are doing for Science Science lessons are conducted via

5 ‘E’ cycle through Inquiry Based Learning Engage Explore

Explain

Elaborate

Evaluate

Process skills Basic : Observing, Classifying , Comparing,

Communication, Using Apparatus

HOTS :Analysing , Inferring , Investigating,

Generating Possibilities, Predicting, Evaluating

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Water and changes

of states

Reproduction in

humansThe unit of life Energy in Food

The water cycleThe plant transport

systemElectrical systems

Reproduction in

plants

Air and the

respiratory systemUsing electricity

The circulatory

system

Topics to be taught (Overview)

Topics to be tested (Overview)

There will be a Readiness Test (non-weighted) in Term 1

Term 1

(0%)

Term 2

(30%)

Term 3

(30%)

Term 4

(40%)

Matter (P4) Living and non-living things (P3) Heat and temperature (P4) Magnets (P3)

Plant parts (P4) Light (P4) Water and changes of statesLife cycles of plants and animals

(P3)

Digestive system (P4)Water and changes of states

The water cycle Water and changes of states

Water and changes of states Water and water cycle Reproduction in plants The water cycle

The water cycle Reproduction in Plants Reproduction in humans Reproduction in plants

Reproduction in plants Reproduction in humans The plant transport system Reproduction in humans

Air and the respiratory system Air and the respiratory system The plant transport system

The circulatory system The circulatory system Air and the respiratory system

Electrical systemsThe circulatory system

Electrical systems

Using electricity

Energy in Food

Paper Format (Standard Science)

BOOKLET ITEM TYPE NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS DURATION

A Multiple-Choice 28 561 h 45 min

B Open-Ended 12 – 13 44

Paper Format (Foundation Science)

BOOKLET ITEM TYPE NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS DURATION

A Multiple-Choice 18 36

1 h 15 minB

Structured 6 – 7 14

Open-Ended 5 – 6 20

More details on Assessment will be sent out on the week

beginning 6 February 2017

P5

ReadinessTest

What is it?

A non-weighted test to:

• gauge pupils’ readiness level to face the P5 demand

and rigour

• identify learning gaps that may hinder the

progress of learning new concepts

What subjects will be tested?

All subjects (Standard and Foundation)

- English

- Mathematics

- Science

- Mother Tongue

What is the weighting

for the other exams?

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

0% 30% 30% 40%

The above weightings are

applicable across all subjects.

What topics will be tested

for each subject?

Information on different

subject topics will be

shared in the Assessment

Information Letters to

parents.

What happens after the test?

• Pupils needing support to

bridge the learning gap will be

identified.

• They will attend Banded

Remediation Lessons in Term 2.

• Those who are not identified

may choose to take part in

preparatory stage for selected

competitions.

What is BandedRemediation?

• Pupils are grouped according to

their areas for improvement and

targeted remediation will take place

on Monday and/or Tuesday

afternoons (from 2.15 p.m. to 3.45

p.m.)

• A pupil may be scheduled to attend

more than one subject for

remediation lesson.

A Typical Schedule

Day Time Subject

Monday 2.15 p.m. to 3 p.m. Science

3 p.m. to 3.45 p.m. English

Tuesday 2.15 p.m. to 3 p.m. Mathematics

3 p.m. to 3.45 p.m. Mother Tongue

A child is strongly advised to

stay in school while waiting for

his/her lesson to start.

How do we measure the

effectiveness of the

Banded Remediation?

• Pupils who attended the

remediation in Term 2 will

have their results

monitored in SA1.

What happens to

the other pupils in Term 2?

• To cater to every child’s needs, pupils who

are not identified for Banded Remediation

will have an option to attend preparation

work for competitions.

A child may attend Banded

Remediation for a particular subject

and preparation work for another

subject.

What type of competitions

will my child go through?

• The school will identify a few

competitions such as Young

Investigators’ Award, Environment

Challenge for Schools.

• These competitions will provide

opportunities for the application of

knowledge and skills.

• Value the learning from the process (Not

to win awards)

How many competitions will

my child be allowed

to take part in?

• Every child who is deemed ready

will only be allowed to

participate in one competition

preparation to maximise

participation for the cohort.

Is my child required to pay

for the preparation/ training

or competitions?

• If the preparation/ training sessions

are run by vendors, your child may be

required to pay a subsidized amount of

training fee.

• If competition fees are required, this

will be borne by the school.

What happens in Term 3?

• All P5 pupils will be

required to attend banded

supplementary/remedial

lessons after school.

What is Banded Supplementary?

• Pupils are grouped according to their

ability.

• Pupils will be taught subject-specific

skills pitched at their level.

• EL – Comprehension

• Math – heuristics

• Science – process skills

• MT – skills-based

Interaction Time

Hope you have enjoyed the session.

Looking forward to collaborate in ensuring great success

for your child

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